~For this problem, you need to divide.
~The easy way that I think might help you is if you change the fraction into a decimal.
[tex] \frac{7}{8} = 0.875 [/tex]
Now divide $8.47 by 0.875
[tex] \frac{8.47}{0.875} = 9.68[/tex]
The price per pound of the coffee was $9.68
